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Psychology of denial / editors, Sof�ia K. Ogden and Ashley D. Biebers.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781616683771
  • 1616683775
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Psychology of denialDDC classification:
  • 155.9 22
LOC classification:
  • BF175.5.D44
Online resources:
Contents:
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; The Psychology of Denial in the Political Context: The Case of Torture; Abstract; Overview; Psychological Perspectives on Denial; Psychological Definition of Denial; Psychoanalytic Theory; Cognitive Dissonance; Denial and Adaptation; The Denial and Torture Viewed within Historical, Political and Ethical Perspectives; A Brief History of the Practice of Torture; Democratic Governments and the Denial of Torture; France and the Use of Torture; Great Britain and the Use of Torture; The Purposes and Efficacy of Torture.
The Importance of Understanding Denial in Relation to TortureConventions against Torture; Societal Reasons for Ending Torture; Understanding Denial in Considerations of Torture; Social Psychological Mechanisms of Denial Considerations of Torture; Moral Disengagement; Displacement of Responsibility; Dehumanization; Deindividuation; The Institutional Context for the Denial of Torture; Denial of Torture through Political Language; Media; News Media; Emotion over Logic; Talk Media; Entertainment Media; Other Institutions.
Implications of Examining the Psychology of Denial in the Political ContextDenial and Democracy; Overcoming Denial in the Political Context; Conclusion: The Psychology of Denial in a Political Context; References; Repression: Finding Our Way in the Maze of Questionnaires; Abstract; Introduction; Questionnaires; Repression Questionnaires; Other Questionnaires; Discussion; References; Hidden Curriculum in Education and the Social Psychology of Denial:; Global Multicultural Education for Social Transformation; Abstract; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Literature Review.
Curriculum of ExclusionPedagogy of Denial; Hidden Meanings; Global Multicultural Education: A Proposal; Recommendations and Implications; Policy; Schools; Curriculum; Teachers; Conclusion; References; Repression Questionnaires Compared; Abstract; Introduction; Method; Recruitment; Repression Questionnaires; Distress Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Results; Study Group; Internal Consistency; Distress Measures: Intercorrelations and Associations with Demographic Variables; Repression Measures: Intercorrelations and Associations with Demographic Variables; Factor Analysis.
Relationship between Repression-Related Measures and DistressThe Combination MC SD and MAS; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Where Are All the Black Male Students? African Americans' School Achievement, the Social Psychology of Denial, and Arts Education as a Mediating Influence; Abstract; Federal School Reform; African American Males and Special Education: The Role of Race; Biases in Assessment Practices; Use of Unresponsive Curriculum and Pedagogy; Arts Education as a Mediating Influence; References; High Denial and Moderate Acceptance Led to Success and Reduced Guilt; Abstract.
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English.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; The Psychology of Denial in the Political Context: The Case of Torture; Abstract; Overview; Psychological Perspectives on Denial; Psychological Definition of Denial; Psychoanalytic Theory; Cognitive Dissonance; Denial and Adaptation; The Denial and Torture Viewed within Historical, Political and Ethical Perspectives; A Brief History of the Practice of Torture; Democratic Governments and the Denial of Torture; France and the Use of Torture; Great Britain and the Use of Torture; The Purposes and Efficacy of Torture.

The Importance of Understanding Denial in Relation to TortureConventions against Torture; Societal Reasons for Ending Torture; Understanding Denial in Considerations of Torture; Social Psychological Mechanisms of Denial Considerations of Torture; Moral Disengagement; Displacement of Responsibility; Dehumanization; Deindividuation; The Institutional Context for the Denial of Torture; Denial of Torture through Political Language; Media; News Media; Emotion over Logic; Talk Media; Entertainment Media; Other Institutions.

Implications of Examining the Psychology of Denial in the Political ContextDenial and Democracy; Overcoming Denial in the Political Context; Conclusion: The Psychology of Denial in a Political Context; References; Repression: Finding Our Way in the Maze of Questionnaires; Abstract; Introduction; Questionnaires; Repression Questionnaires; Other Questionnaires; Discussion; References; Hidden Curriculum in Education and the Social Psychology of Denial:; Global Multicultural Education for Social Transformation; Abstract; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Literature Review.

Curriculum of ExclusionPedagogy of Denial; Hidden Meanings; Global Multicultural Education: A Proposal; Recommendations and Implications; Policy; Schools; Curriculum; Teachers; Conclusion; References; Repression Questionnaires Compared; Abstract; Introduction; Method; Recruitment; Repression Questionnaires; Distress Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Results; Study Group; Internal Consistency; Distress Measures: Intercorrelations and Associations with Demographic Variables; Repression Measures: Intercorrelations and Associations with Demographic Variables; Factor Analysis.

Relationship between Repression-Related Measures and DistressThe Combination MC SD and MAS; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Where Are All the Black Male Students? African Americans' School Achievement, the Social Psychology of Denial, and Arts Education as a Mediating Influence; Abstract; Federal School Reform; African American Males and Special Education: The Role of Race; Biases in Assessment Practices; Use of Unresponsive Curriculum and Pedagogy; Arts Education as a Mediating Influence; References; High Denial and Moderate Acceptance Led to Success and Reduced Guilt; Abstract.

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